Stocking protector



M. S. SILVER.

STOCKING PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 5, 1921.

Patented Nov. 21, 1922 ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 21, 1922i.

UNITED STATES 1,436,463 PATENT OFFICE.

MYER S. SILVER, OF ALLSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

STOCKING PROTECTOR.

Application filed February 5, 1921. Serial No. 442,696.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MYER S. SILVER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Allston, in the county of Suffolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in StockingProtectors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shoes and the prime object is toprovide anarticle adapted to be worn inside of a shoe, such article consisting ofa sole having a vamp and a heel piece that serve as means for preventingundue wear on the stocking and foot. The article forming the subjectmatter of this invention is. formed from soft and flexible leather, andits vamp has a series of perforations arranged over the line ofseparation between the toes, and thesole is also provided with a similarseries of perforations which serve as ventilating means.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent, from the followingdetailed description, which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings,and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1, is a plan view of my invention, the heel piecebeing shown in section;

Fig. 2, is a ve'rtlcal section taken on the line 22 of Figure 1;

Fig. 3, is a detail plan of the toe portion of the sole;

Fiigi. 4=,-is an end view, illustrating the bee Fig. 5, is a detail planof the tip of the blank from which the vamp isformed, showin the slittherein,

ig. 6, is a view showing the slit in the heel piece blank, and

Fig. 7 ,is a section view similar to 2,

' showing the heel piece omitted.

' a series of perforations 11, that are arra Referrin now to thedrawings, the device comprises a sole 10, formed of the desired contourto fit properly within a shoe, and this sole is provided at its toe endwitlli e in four rows, so that they lie beneath the hue of separationbetween the toes.

Stitched to the edge of the sole 10, 1s a vamp 12. This vamp isdesignedto cover the toes, and the portion thereof that hes over the larger toesis somewhat shorter in length than the portion lying over the smallertoes. formed in the, vamp, these'perforations bethe device is beingworn.

A series of-perforatio'ns 13, is

ingsimilar to the perforations 11 in the sole, and when the device is inuse they are positioned directly over the line of separation between thetoes, and together with the perforations in the sole, serve asventilating means, as will be readily understood.

The vamp 12 is stitched to the sole 10, as shown, and for the purpose ofenabling it to be given the desired form during the stitching operation,its front edge is slitted as shown at 14. The slit 14.- is in the natureof a V-shaped notch having divergent edges as shown by Fig. 5, and whenthe vamp is being attached to the sole, the divergent edges of the slitare drawn together and held closed by means of stitches 15. Thisconstruction enables the top of the vamp to be arched so that it willform a pocket for the reception of the toes and the shape of such pocketis such that the toes will not be rubbed, when A heel-piece 16 formedfrom suitable soft and flexible leather can, if so desired be stitchedto the rear or heel portion of the sole 10, as shown in Figures 1, 2,and 4. The purpose of this heel-piece is to prevent undue rubbing of theheel against the heel portion of a shoe, however, in some cases whenthis action does not occur, it isnot necessary, and therefore in Fig. 7,the device is shown with the heel-piece omitted. The heel-piece 16isformed from a single piece of material, and one longitudinal edgethereof is stitched to the sole 10, as shown. For the purpose ofenabling the heel-piece tobe given the desired-form during the stitchingoperation, its free upper horizontal edge is slittcd as shown at 17 sothat a V-shaped notch having divergent edges is formed, and these edgesare drawn together and closed by stitches 18. This construction is suchthat while the walls of the heel-piece are substantially vertical, theyare flexed sufficiently to coincide with the shape of the heel receivingportion of a shoe.

From the foregoing. description, it will be noticed that I have producedan improved device which is simple in construction, and thoroughlyreliable and efficient in its function.

What I claim as new is I 1. A device of the class -described',comprising a sole having a series of ventilating perforations extendinglongitudmally arranged on the lines of separationbetweenthe toes, and avamp stitched to said sole, said vamp being designed to cover .the toesand having its portion that lies over the smaller toes longer in lengththan the portion that lies over the larger toes, saidvamp also having aseries of ventilating perforations extending longitudinally arranged onthe lines of separation between the toes, as and for the purposespecified. v

'2. ,An insole stocking protector comprising a sole member and a vampsecured to the sole, said vamp having its edge at the front thereofprovided with a V-shaped slit whereby the body thereof is made to assumean arched shape when the edges of the slit are drawn together, said solemember and vamp having each a series of ventilating perfo-rationsextending longitudinally thereof and arranged on the lines of separationbetween the toes.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MYE-R S. SILVER.

